Land adjacent to 2 Hood Street Northampton NN1 3QU Data via plota.co.uk

2025/3446/FULL - Full Planning Permission Withdrawn

Proposal

Three storey residential dwelling including change of use of parking bay/storage to dwelling & graphic panel to west elevation of 2 Hood Street. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
27 Aug 2025
✓
Validated
7 Nov 2025
−
Withdrawn
20 Feb 2026
✓
Appeal allowed
14 Sept 2026

Withdrawn on 20 Feb 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 20 Oct 2026

Documents 26

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 3

Boot and Shoe Quarter conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; Inside the Northampton built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 14 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
NN1 3QU
Received
27 Aug 2025
Validated
7 Nov 2025
Ward
Castle Ward
Parish
Northampton Town Council
Target decision
23 Jan 2026
Decision
Withdrawn
Decision date
20 Feb 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Appeal
Allowed · 14 Sept 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6003569 ↗
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Consultation & key dates

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22 Dec 2025
West Northamptonshire
Planning Authority Score
1.7/10
Poor
#280 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

West Northamptonshire is one of the slowest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #295 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 79% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (93%) than the national average (90%).

Among the slowest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
West Northamptonshire decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
90%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #123 of 296
93%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #144 of 296
18%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #295 of 296
79%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #295 of 296
81%
Minor dwellings approved
170 decided (1-9 homes)
83%
Major dwellings approved
24 decided (10+ homes)
86%
Change of use approved
207 decided
1,832
Total decisions
179 refused in the year to March 2026